WATCH LIVE: Major takeaways from Trump's 2026 State of the Union address | PBS News
President Donald Trump delivered the first State of the Union speech of his second term, offering an opportunity to outline his political agenda ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. PBS News hosted a live discussion on the speech and its key takeaways, featuring reporters Lisa Desjardins and Liz Landers. The event emphasized the speech's length and the current public sentiment, with a majority of Americans feeling the country is worse off than a year ago.
President Donald Trump will give the first State of the Union speech of his second term Tuesday, one of his biggest opportunities to reset his political agenda ahead of the midterm elections this November.
On Wednesday morning, join PBS News' Deema Zein for a live conversation about the speech and its major takeaways with Capitol Hill correspondent Lisa Desjardins and White House correspondent Liz Landers.
The event will begin at 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Watch live in the player above.
"It's going to be a long speech because we have so much to talk about," the president said over the weekend. Last year's speech to a joint session of Congress clocked in at a record-breaking 99 minutes.
According to the latest PBS News/NPR/ Marist poll, 60% of Americans say the country is worse off compared to a year ago, while 40% believe the country is in better shape.
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